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Posted 5/31/2009 11:53 PM (GMT 0)
     I read some posts in the past where people take anti spasmotic meds for their UC.  What do you take and from whom do you receive the script.....family doctor or GI doctor?

     The reason this interests me is that years ago I suffered from spasms of the stomach.  I felt that my food just wasn't getting digested...like a big lump in the upper part of my stomach.  I had all kinds of tests which ruled out blockages, etc..  My family doctor at the time put me on some liquid medicine which didn't do squat.  My mom took me to a chiropractor and he helped me majorly.  That was when I was fifteen years old....seems like centuries ago.

Posted 6/1/2009 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
I take Lomitil, you can either get your GP or specialist to give you a script. I just started keeping immodium too in case I need some milder stuff. I have found just taking 1 lomitil every morning right when I get up does pretty well. It really doesn't stop the morning BM's but what it does help with is that 3-7th bm, lol.
Posted 6/1/2009 1:03 AM (GMT 0)

When I had UC I took both Levsin and Levbid.  Neither did squat for me but it doesn't hurt to try if you think you have a spasmodic problem.

Sue


Posted 6/1/2009 1:04 AM (GMT 0)
My understanding is that drugs like bentyl and donnatal keep the GI system from spasming, just like the title says. I think the anti diarrhea drugs like imodium work to slow the system down and may be a bit stronger. They give anti spasmodics to people with IBS. I have taken my share of them.
Posted 6/1/2009 1:26 AM (GMT 0)
I just started the levbid last Wednesday. I'm afraid to be hopeful but the cramping and urgency have decreased dramatically. I still have problems if I choose to eat something I know will bother me but that is a big improvement with EVERYTHING sending me running for the bathroom.
Posted 6/1/2009 3:34 AM (GMT 0)
KS1905 (Keith) posted not too long ago that his gastro, who sub-specializes in IBD treatment, RXed Tylenol with codeine for him during a severe flare. He was skeptical about it at 1st, but found that it gave him amazing relief from urgency. / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC ... [etc.])
Posted 6/1/2009 8:11 AM (GMT 0)
Bentyl (Bentylol/dicyclomine) works amazingly for me....they also lessen stomach cramping.

It sounds as though you probably have reflux....have you tried Zantac?

q
Posted 6/1/2009 10:12 AM (GMT 0)
I didn't have any doctors help at the time my stomach was in spasms. The doctors said it was just IBS symptoms and left it as that. I started to research as the pain was so bad I could not stand up for long. I found a book called Great Taste no Pain. It is about combination eating. Now I have been doing that and I have had no pain. It was true what the author said.
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